Elegant Wedding at the Utah State Capitol

· SLC LDS Temple & Utah State Capitol Building Wedding ·

written by Val Rasmussen | photos by Jacque Lynn Erickson

The Couple

photos by Jacque Lynn Erickson

Chelsea Hildt and David A.J. Robinson

“We were in nearby halls during our freshman year, and our roommates were friends,”David explains. “I remember laughing with Chelsea when I first saw her dorm room door plastered with hilarious memes.”

A week or so later, the couple took a spontaneous weekend road trip to California, driving all Friday night, playing in Laguna Beach on Saturday, then driving home on Sunday.

“We have been on a non-stop adventure since,” David says.

The Wedding

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After getting engaged on a Provo hillside on a chilly April night, the duo set their sights on an outdoor wedding during the heat of the summer.

“David grew up in the neighborhood right above the Capitol and, after looking at one of the sunsets from the granite patios of the beautiful Capitol, we decided that it would be the perfect spot,” says Chelsea.

“One of my very favorite elements of the design was the marble name cards,” says wedding planner Rachael Affleck of Rachael Ellen Events, referring to the Capitol building’s stone. “It was classic and timeless yet had a fresh, modern garden-party feel. The gold calligraphy tied in all of the other gold details. Not only did the marble place cards serve as name cards, but they were also small favors for the guests to take home at the end of the night.”

Most Memorable Moment

“Even though it was a monumental and beautiful day for both of us and was preceded by a lot of planning and attention-to-detail,” Chelsea says, “I look back and think about how peaceful the day was and how, as soon as the day started, I remember thinking that no detail mattered aside from our actual ceremony.”